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This PR contains the following updates:

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actions/checkout action major v4.2.2v6.0.1
actions/checkout action major v4v6

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v6.0.1

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Full Changelog: actions/checkout@v6...v6.0.1

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claude bot commented Dec 20, 2025

Pull Request Review: Update actions/checkout to v6

Summary

This PR updates actions/checkout from v4.2.2/v4 to v6.0.1 across all GitHub Actions workflows. This is an automated dependency update by Renovate Bot.

Code Quality ✅

Positive aspects:

  • Consistent use of commit SHA pinning for security (e.g., 8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v6.0.1)
  • All 13 workflow files updated systematically
  • Follows security best practices by using SHA pins rather than version tags alone

Compatibility Analysis ✅

Major changes in v6.0.0:

  1. Node.js 24 support - actions/checkout now runs on Node.js 24
  2. Credential persistence changes - Credentials are now persisted to a separate file (.git/config.d/credentials.conf)
  3. Worktree support - Enhanced support for git worktrees with persist-credentials and includeIf

Impact on this repository:

  • ✅ No breaking changes expected - the v6 upgrade is primarily infrastructure improvements
  • ✅ All workflows use standard checkout patterns without custom credential handling that would conflict
  • ✅ The persist-credentials: false options in third_party/astrolabe workflows are compatible with v6

Security Considerations ✅

Improvements:

  • The new credential persistence mechanism in v6 isolates credentials better using git's includeIf feature
  • SHA pinning (8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8) ensures reproducible builds and prevents tag hijacking

No new security concerns introduced.

Performance Considerations ✅

  • No performance regressions expected
  • Node.js 24 runtime may provide minor performance improvements

Test Coverage 🔍

Recommendation:

  • The PR should be validated by ensuring CI workflows pass successfully
  • Pay special attention to:
    • appstore-build-publish.yml - Multiple checkout operations (main repo + nextcloud/server)
    • astroglobe-ci.yml - All linting and build jobs
    • Third-party astrolabe workflows

Potential Issues ⚠️

Minor considerations:

  1. Node.js 24 requirement - GitHub Actions runners must support Node.js 24

    • ✅ GitHub-hosted runners already support this
    • ⚠️ If using self-hosted runners, ensure they have Node.js 24 available
  2. Git version compatibility - The new .git/config.d/ feature requires git 2.31+

    • ✅ GitHub-hosted runners use git 2.34+
    • ⚠️ Self-hosted runners should verify git version

Recommendations

  1. Approve and merge - This is a low-risk dependency update
  2. Monitor CI runs - Watch the first few CI runs after merge to ensure no unexpected issues
  3. ⚠️ Consider testing locally - If the project uses local development with these workflows, test them before merging

Verdict: APPROVE

This is a well-executed automated dependency update. The changes are:

  • Consistent across all files
  • Security-focused (SHA pinning)
  • Low-risk (no breaking changes)
  • Aligned with GitHub Actions best practices

The v6 upgrade provides security improvements and future-proofs the workflows for Node.js 24 support.


Additional Notes:

  • The PR description from Renovate Bot includes comprehensive release notes
  • Consider enabling Renovate's automerge for low-risk updates like this (if not already enabled)
  • No code changes needed - this is purely a dependency version bump

@renovate-bot-cbcoutinho renovate-bot-cbcoutinho bot force-pushed the renovate/actions-checkout-6.x branch from 4dbf686 to 59cf720 Compare December 21, 2025 11:09
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claude bot commented Dec 21, 2025

Code Review: actions/checkout v4 → v6 Upgrade

Summary

This PR updates actions/checkout from v4.2.2 to v6.0.1 across 13 workflow files. This is a major version upgrade with important architectural changes.

✅ What's Good

  • Consistent updates: All 13 workflow files updated uniformly
  • Security best practice: Uses pinned SHA commits (8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8)
  • Modern platform: Node.js 24 support provides latest features and security

⚠️ Important Considerations

1. Breaking Change: Credential Persistence

v6.0.0 major change: Credentials are now persisted to a separate file instead of being stored in .git/config.

Impact assessment:

  • ✅ Most workflows use persist-credentials: false - should be unaffected
  • appstore-build-publish.yml checks out multiple repos - new isolation improves security
  • ⚠️ Any workflows relying on git credentials in .git/config may need updates (none identified)

2. Node.js 24 Requirement

  • GitHub-hosted runners: ✅ Already support Node.js 24
  • Self-hosted runners: ⚠️ Need to verify Node.js 24 is available

3. Testing Recommendation

The credential persistence change is significant. Recommend testing these workflows:

  • appstore-build-publish.yml (multiple checkouts)
  • Any workflows that use git operations after checkout

🔍 Files Changed

  • 2 files in .github/workflows/
  • 11 files in third_party/astrolabe/.github/workflows/

All changes are mechanical replacements (commit SHA + version tag).

📋 Recommendation

✅ Safe to merge with the following caveats:

  1. Monitor the first few workflow runs after merge for any credential-related issues
  2. If using self-hosted runners, verify Node.js 24 support first
  3. The appstore-build-publish.yml workflow should be tested as it performs multiple checkouts

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Review performed following repository's CLAUDE.md conventions

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